until you have another election? that is far too long. >> at the same time, we had that phenomenon, i believe it was estimated that the direct cost of republicans taking us to the brink on the full faith and credit of the united states was over $1 billion in increased interest costs. we can also expect to see an increase in borrowing costs for taxpayers if we don't get this debt ceiling resolved. >> that is a definite possibility, congressman. we will disrupt markets if we create risks. we're not just hurting the federal government, but also the state government that don't borrow at the interest rate that the federal government borrows at. >> you're written testimony in the case of that for a decade, actually for a couple of decades we've seen income in equality increase dramatically with little change of income for 90% of wage earners and 50% for those at the top. what are the policies you think we most need to address other than getting stability on this full faith and credit of the united states to change that and